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Steve Brazelton
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About 2 months ago I assembled a PC for a friend with the following
components:

A8N-E
Athlon 64 X2 3800+
1GB(2x512MB) Corsair VS PC3200 DDR memory.
XFX 6600GT PCI-E video card
NEC 2540A DVD drive
WDC 74 GB Raptor
250 GB Seagate SATA drive
Cooler Master case
Cooler Master 400W Power Supply
MS PS2 keyboard
Kensington PS2 mouse
Dell 17" LCD monitor.

About 10 days ago she called me saying that the system had begun locking up
after the second BIOS screen and randomly in winXP. She brought me the
system(sans monitor) and I ran Memtest86 for several passes and the
respective extended hard disk diagnostic utilities. There were no errors. I
then set the system into a 40 second reboot loop in WinXP and ran the system
for 16 hours straight without any errors or lockups. I told her I didn't
find anything wrong with the system and gave it back to her at her
workplace. After running it for a couple hours she called me and said it
was still locking up. She brought it back to work(she lives 50 miles away
and works about 5 miles away) and I picked it up and again ran the test apps
and ran the reboot loop overnight without any errors. I then took it to her
workplace and set it up there. I put it into the XP reboot loop and told her
to let it run until it locked up. Four hours later she called me and said
"Come look". Sure enough the system had locked up. The second BIOS screen
was still on the screen and the cursor was blinking in the botton left had
corner. And it was completely locked up. Except for a different monitor
everything else is the same. What the hell? Site specific errors? I took the
case back to my place and put in an Antec 350W Smartpower power supply that
I had laying around. Ran it for a couple hours and then took it back to her
workplace. Within ten minutes of starting the XP reboot loop it had again
locked up at the second BIOS screen.

I have been assembling desktop computers for myself,relatives and friends
for almost 20 years and I really thought I had seen it all. But this problem
has me completely baffled. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Steve


 
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I'm by no means an expert, but could the system be overheating at work
because it's in an enclosed cabinet or the like?

"Steve Brazelton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> About 2 months ago I assembled a PC for a friend with the following
> components:
>
> A8N-E
> Athlon 64 X2 3800+
> 1GB(2x512MB) Corsair VS PC3200 DDR memory.
> XFX 6600GT PCI-E video card
> NEC 2540A DVD drive
> WDC 74 GB Raptor
> 250 GB Seagate SATA drive
> Cooler Master case
> Cooler Master 400W Power Supply
> MS PS2 keyboard
> Kensington PS2 mouse
> Dell 17" LCD monitor.
>
> About 10 days ago she called me saying that the system had begun locking
> up after the second BIOS screen and randomly in winXP. She brought me the
> system(sans monitor) and I ran Memtest86 for several passes and the
> respective extended hard disk diagnostic utilities. There were no errors.
> I then set the system into a 40 second reboot loop in WinXP and ran the
> system for 16 hours straight without any errors or lockups. I told her I
> didn't find anything wrong with the system and gave it back to her at her
> workplace. After running it for a couple hours she called me and said it
> was still locking up. She brought it back to work(she lives 50 miles away
> and works about 5 miles away) and I picked it up and again ran the test
> apps and ran the reboot loop overnight without any errors. I then took it
> to her workplace and set it up there. I put it into the XP reboot loop and
> told her to let it run until it locked up. Four hours later she called me
> and said "Come look". Sure enough the system had locked up. The second
> BIOS screen was still on the screen and the cursor was blinking in the
> botton left had corner. And it was completely locked up. Except for a
> different monitor everything else is the same. What the hell? Site
> specific errors? I took the case back to my place and put in an Antec 350W
> Smartpower power supply that I had laying around. Ran it for a couple
> hours and then took it back to her workplace. Within ten minutes of
> starting the XP reboot loop it had again locked up at the second BIOS
> screen.
>
> I have been assembling desktop computers for myself,relatives and friends
> for almost 20 years and I really thought I had seen it all. But this
> problem has me completely baffled. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Steve
>



 
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      6th Jan 2006
Steve Brazelton wrote:
> About 2 months ago I assembled a PC for a friend with the following
> components:
>
> A8N-E
> Athlon 64 X2 3800+
> 1GB(2x512MB) Corsair VS PC3200 DDR memory.
> XFX 6600GT PCI-E video card
> NEC 2540A DVD drive
> WDC 74 GB Raptor
> 250 GB Seagate SATA drive
> Cooler Master case
> Cooler Master 400W Power Supply
> MS PS2 keyboard
> Kensington PS2 mouse
> Dell 17" LCD monitor.
>
> About 10 days ago she called me saying that the system had begun locking up
> after the second BIOS screen and randomly in winXP. She brought me the
> system(sans monitor) and I ran Memtest86 for several passes and the
> respective extended hard disk diagnostic utilities. There were no errors. I
> then set the system into a 40 second reboot loop in WinXP and ran the system
> for 16 hours straight without any errors or lockups. I told her I didn't
> find anything wrong with the system and gave it back to her at her
> workplace. After running it for a couple hours she called me and said it
> was still locking up. She brought it back to work(she lives 50 miles away
> and works about 5 miles away) and I picked it up and again ran the test apps
> and ran the reboot loop overnight without any errors. I then took it to her
> workplace and set it up there. I put it into the XP reboot loop and told her
> to let it run until it locked up. Four hours later she called me and said
> "Come look". Sure enough the system had locked up. The second BIOS screen
> was still on the screen and the cursor was blinking in the botton left had
> corner. And it was completely locked up. Except for a different monitor
> everything else is the same. What the hell? Site specific errors?


Dear Steve,

bizarre.

Possibly: (?) the keyboard and/or mouse? You didn't mention if she had
brought those in too--if you hooked up different ones, or, didn't use
them, perhaps some sort of damaged mouse or keyboard cable? (Hate to
admit it, but, my son's pet rat chewed on my mouse cable, which caused
all sorts of weirdness....didn't lock PC up, but, got frustrating
clicking on things, and having cursor fly around randomly....)

Monitor short? If I read your note correctly, sounds like you set it up
at her workplace with a monitor different than the one she uses at
home--again, some sort of cable issue? I can't believe how expensive
DVI cables can be, so, I assume that they are somewhat complex
inside....some sort of cable defect? Causes video card to 'crash', and,
from that point on, no video output to give error reading, because video
card is 'crashed'? (If that is correct, I am playing lotto tomorrow.
Similar odds.)

You eliminated wall power as the problem by duplicating it at her work.
Unlikely that a commercial building would have flaky grounds or
voltage spikes/surges/dips. And, temperature problems: eliminated by
your stress tests.

Must be mechanical, i.e. a cable, some connector, (lan cable connection
shorting something out? Is she hooking it up correctly? Direct
DSL/cable modem connection causing some out of spec voltage that stops
boot? Has to be something external to the system you built (awesome, by
the way) and, I would eliminate the cables one by one first--and, hook
it up to a different monitor at home with the first cable, and, if it
happens, use a different cable....

Also, wonder if she has it hooked up to a printer? Sounds like she is
pretty computer savvy, having such a nice system, but, might be good to
check all physical connections....

HTH,

BC
 
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      7th Jan 2006

> I'm by no means an expert, but could the system be overheating at work
> because it's in an enclosed cabinet or the like?

Thanks for your reply. The system is not enclosed. According to MotherBoard
Monitor all temperatures, voltages, and fan speeds are fine.

>
> "Steve Brazelton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:VSjvf.2091$q26.1149@trnddc03...
>> About 2 months ago I assembled a PC for a friend with the following
>> components:
>>
>> A8N-E
>> Athlon 64 X2 3800+
>> 1GB(2x512MB) Corsair VS PC3200 DDR memory.
>> XFX 6600GT PCI-E video card
>> NEC 2540A DVD drive
>> WDC 74 GB Raptor
>> 250 GB Seagate SATA drive
>> Cooler Master case
>> Cooler Master 400W Power Supply
>> MS PS2 keyboard
>> Kensington PS2 mouse
>> Dell 17" LCD monitor.
>>
>> About 10 days ago she called me saying that the system had begun locking
>> up after the second BIOS screen and randomly in winXP. She brought me the
>> system(sans monitor) and I ran Memtest86 for several passes and the
>> respective extended hard disk diagnostic utilities. There were no errors.
>> I then set the system into a 40 second reboot loop in WinXP and ran the
>> system for 16 hours straight without any errors or lockups. I told her I
>> didn't find anything wrong with the system and gave it back to her at her
>> workplace. After running it for a couple hours she called me and said
>> it was still locking up. She brought it back to work(she lives 50 miles
>> away and works about 5 miles away) and I picked it up and again ran the
>> test apps and ran the reboot loop overnight without any errors. I then
>> took it to her workplace and set it up there. I put it into the XP reboot
>> loop and told her to let it run until it locked up. Four hours later she
>> called me and said "Come look". Sure enough the system had locked up. The
>> second BIOS screen was still on the screen and the cursor was blinking in
>> the botton left had corner. And it was completely locked up. Except for a
>> different monitor everything else is the same. What the hell? Site
>> specific errors? I took the case back to my place and put in an Antec
>> 350W Smartpower power supply that I had laying around. Ran it for a
>> couple hours and then took it back to her workplace. Within ten minutes
>> of starting the XP reboot loop it had again locked up at the second BIOS
>> screen.
>>
>> I have been assembling desktop computers for myself,relatives and friends
>> for almost 20 years and I really thought I had seen it all. But this
>> problem has me completely baffled. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Steve
>>

>
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> Steve Brazelton wrote:
>> About 2 months ago I assembled a PC for a friend with the following
>> components:
>>
>> A8N-E
>> Athlon 64 X2 3800+
>> 1GB(2x512MB) Corsair VS PC3200 DDR memory.
>> XFX 6600GT PCI-E video card
>> NEC 2540A DVD drive
>> WDC 74 GB Raptor
>> 250 GB Seagate SATA drive
>> Cooler Master case
>> Cooler Master 400W Power Supply
>> MS PS2 keyboard
>> Kensington PS2 mouse
>> Dell 17" LCD monitor.
>>
>> About 10 days ago she called me saying that the system had begun locking
>> up after the second BIOS screen and randomly in winXP. She brought me the
>> system(sans monitor) and I ran Memtest86 for several passes and the
>> respective extended hard disk diagnostic utilities. There were no errors.
>> I then set the system into a 40 second reboot loop in WinXP and ran the
>> system for 16 hours straight without any errors or lockups. I told her I
>> didn't find anything wrong with the system and gave it back to her at her
>> workplace. After running it for a couple hours she called me and said
>> it was still locking up. She brought it back to work(she lives 50 miles
>> away and works about 5 miles away) and I picked it up and again ran the
>> test apps and ran the reboot loop overnight without any errors. I then
>> took it to her workplace and set it up there. I put it into the XP reboot
>> loop and told her to let it run until it locked up. Four hours later she
>> called me and said "Come look". Sure enough the system had locked up. The
>> second BIOS screen was still on the screen and the cursor was blinking in
>> the botton left had corner. And it was completely locked up. Except for a
>> different monitor everything else is the same. What the hell? Site
>> specific errors?

>
> Dear Steve,
>
> bizarre.
>
> Possibly: (?) the keyboard and/or mouse? You didn't mention if she had
> brought those in too--if you hooked up different ones, or, didn't use
> them, perhaps some sort of damaged mouse or keyboard cable? (Hate to
> admit it, but, my son's pet rat chewed on my mouse cable, which caused all
> sorts of weirdness....didn't lock PC up, but, got frustrating clicking on
> things, and having cursor fly around randomly....)

Thanks for your reply.
Several different keyboards, mice and monitors have been used.
>
> Monitor short? If I read your note correctly, sounds like you set it up
> at her workplace with a monitor different than the one she uses at
> home--again, some sort of cable issue? I can't believe how expensive DVI
> cables can be, so, I assume that they are somewhat complex inside....some
> sort of cable defect? Causes video card to 'crash', and, from that point
> on, no video output to give error reading, because video card is
> 'crashed'? (If that is correct, I am playing lotto tomorrow. Similar
> odds.)

All monitors are VGA. The XFX card has two DVI interfaces so I had to use a
VGA to DVI converter. The converter is currently on my list of things to
swap out.
>
> You eliminated wall power as the problem by duplicating it at her work.
> Unlikely that a commercial building would have flaky grounds or voltage
> spikes/surges/dips. And, temperature problems: eliminated by your stress
> tests.
>
> Must be mechanical, i.e. a cable, some connector, (lan cable connection
> shorting something out? Is she hooking it up correctly? Direct DSL/cable
> modem connection causing some out of spec voltage that stops boot? Has to
> be something external to the system you built (awesome, by the way) and, I
> would eliminate the cables one by one first--and, hook it up to a
> different monitor at home with the first cable, and, if it happens, use a
> different cable....

I disabled networking early on in the process. Today I was finally able to
exactly use all the same components at her workplace as I used at my place.
The system ran in a reboot loop for about 4 hours before locking up at the
second BIOS screen.
>
> Also, wonder if she has it hooked up to a printer? Sounds like she is
> pretty computer savvy, having such a nice system, but, might be good to
> check all physical connections....

No printer has been hooked up since I started testing the system. I am just
about ready to start swapping the components inside the case. Obviously the
most baffling aspect of all this is that the system does not lockup when I
run it at my place.
>
> HTH,
>
> BC



 
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> If you're positive that the problem is site specific, then I guess
> you'd have to try it with a UPS, but that's very far out.
>
> My next guess would be faulty or undervolted RAM (I think the
> ValueSelect defaults to 2.5v, and it might want more juice). If it
> stops during POST, are you suspicious of a BIOS glitch? Would
> reflashing it make sense?

I brought the system back to my place and started my XP reboot loop and this
morning it was locked up on the second BIOS screen. So it is no longer site
specific. And that started the wheels turning. I have basically the same
system and that is why I recommended that she get mostly the same
components. I've got the same motherboard, memory, CPU, and Raptor hard
drive. The only problem I have ever really had with the system is with the
SATA data cables. Two or three weeks after I assembled my system back in
03/05 one of my Raptors would suddenly disappear from the system. Sometimes
the BIOS didn't see it on boot. After I assembled the system I had dressed
all the wiring as best as I could. This included the SATA data cables. So I
unbundled the SATA data cables and disconnected and reconnected the cables
and made sure that they were hanging freely without touching anything. I
haven't had any problems since then. When she first called me about the
problem the very first thing I suggested was to disconnect and reconnect the
SATA data cables. Didn't help. I then suggested that she replace the cables
with the other 2 that Asus includes with the motherboard.
She also has a 250GB Seagate SATA drive in addition to the Raptor. She did
this but had the same problem. At that point I asked her to bring me the
system and I started looking elsewhere for the problem. Opening up the case
this morning I notice that she had put a cable tie around the 2 SATA cables
which frankly I hadn't noticed before. I have removed the cable tie and
removed ,reconnected and repositioned the cables. I now have the system in a
reboot loop. I guess only time will tell.
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> On Sat, 07 Jan 2006 00:16:36 GMT, "Steve Brazelton"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>> Steve Brazelton wrote:
>>>> About 2 months ago I assembled a PC for a friend with the following
>>>> components:
>>>>
>>>> A8N-E
>>>> Athlon 64 X2 3800+
>>>> 1GB(2x512MB) Corsair VS PC3200 DDR memory.
>>>> XFX 6600GT PCI-E video card
>>>> NEC 2540A DVD drive
>>>> WDC 74 GB Raptor
>>>> 250 GB Seagate SATA drive
>>>> Cooler Master case
>>>> Cooler Master 400W Power Supply
>>>> MS PS2 keyboard
>>>> Kensington PS2 mouse
>>>> Dell 17" LCD monitor.
>>>>
>>>> About 10 days ago she called me saying that the system had begun
>>>> locking
>>>> up after the second BIOS screen and randomly in winXP. She brought me
>>>> the
>>>> system(sans monitor) and I ran Memtest86 for several passes and the
>>>> respective extended hard disk diagnostic utilities. There were no
>>>> errors.
>>>> I then set the system into a 40 second reboot loop in WinXP and ran the
>>>> system for 16 hours straight without any errors or lockups. I told her
>>>> I
>>>> didn't find anything wrong with the system and gave it back to her at
>>>> her
>>>> workplace. After running it for a couple hours she called me and said
>>>> it was still locking up. She brought it back to work(she lives 50 miles
>>>> away and works about 5 miles away) and I picked it up and again ran the
>>>> test apps and ran the reboot loop overnight without any errors. I then
>>>> took it to her workplace and set it up there. I put it into the XP
>>>> reboot
>>>> loop and told her to let it run until it locked up. Four hours later
>>>> she
>>>> called me and said "Come look". Sure enough the system had locked up.
>>>> The
>>>> second BIOS screen was still on the screen and the cursor was blinking
>>>> in
>>>> the botton left had corner. And it was completely locked up. Except for
>>>> a
>>>> different monitor everything else is the same. What the hell? Site
>>>> specific errors?
>>>
>>> Dear Steve,
>>>
>>> bizarre.
>>>
>>> Possibly: (?) the keyboard and/or mouse? You didn't mention if she had
>>> brought those in too--if you hooked up different ones, or, didn't use
>>> them, perhaps some sort of damaged mouse or keyboard cable? (Hate to
>>> admit it, but, my son's pet rat chewed on my mouse cable, which caused
>>> all
>>> sorts of weirdness....didn't lock PC up, but, got frustrating clicking
>>> on
>>> things, and having cursor fly around randomly....)

>>Thanks for your reply.
>>Several different keyboards, mice and monitors have been used.
>>>
>>> Monitor short? If I read your note correctly, sounds like you set it up
>>> at her workplace with a monitor different than the one she uses at
>>> home--again, some sort of cable issue? I can't believe how expensive
>>> DVI
>>> cables can be, so, I assume that they are somewhat complex
>>> inside....some
>>> sort of cable defect? Causes video card to 'crash', and, from that
>>> point
>>> on, no video output to give error reading, because video card is
>>> 'crashed'? (If that is correct, I am playing lotto tomorrow. Similar
>>> odds.)

>>All monitors are VGA. The XFX card has two DVI interfaces so I had to use
>>a
>>VGA to DVI converter. The converter is currently on my list of things to
>>swap out.
>>>
>>> You eliminated wall power as the problem by duplicating it at her work.
>>> Unlikely that a commercial building would have flaky grounds or voltage
>>> spikes/surges/dips. And, temperature problems: eliminated by your
>>> stress
>>> tests.
>>>
>>> Must be mechanical, i.e. a cable, some connector, (lan cable connection
>>> shorting something out? Is she hooking it up correctly? Direct
>>> DSL/cable
>>> modem connection causing some out of spec voltage that stops boot? Has
>>> to
>>> be something external to the system you built (awesome, by the way) and,
>>> I
>>> would eliminate the cables one by one first--and, hook it up to a
>>> different monitor at home with the first cable, and, if it happens, use
>>> a
>>> different cable....

>>I disabled networking early on in the process. Today I was finally able to
>>exactly use all the same components at her workplace as I used at my
>>place.
>>The system ran in a reboot loop for about 4 hours before locking up at the
>>second BIOS screen.

>
>
>>>
>>> Also, wonder if she has it hooked up to a printer? Sounds like she is
>>> pretty computer savvy, having such a nice system, but, might be good to
>>> check all physical connections....

>>No printer has been hooked up since I started testing the system. I am
>>just
>>about ready to start swapping the components inside the case. Obviously
>>the
>>most baffling aspect of all this is that the system does not lockup when I
>>run it at my place.
>>>
>>> HTH,
>>>
>>> BC

>>

>
> Ron



 
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> "Steve Brazelton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> About 2 months ago I assembled a PC for a friend with the following
>> components:
>>
>> A8N-E
>> Athlon 64 X2 3800+
>> 1GB(2x512MB) Corsair VS PC3200 DDR memory.
>> XFX 6600GT PCI-E video card
>> NEC 2540A DVD drive
>> WDC 74 GB Raptor
>> 250 GB Seagate SATA drive
>> Cooler Master case
>> Cooler Master 400W Power Supply
>> MS PS2 keyboard
>> Kensington PS2 mouse
>> Dell 17" LCD monitor.
>>

>
> Hi,
>
> My A8N-Deluxe arrived Xmas Eve, and I have the same CPU and RAM..
>
> Merely eliminating potential P's of F :-
>
> Which BIOS / chipset drivers are currently loaded ? My board arrived 24th
> with BIOS ver. 1010 (and said ..."overclock error...") but they're up to
> 1017 already and it solved this. Updated BIOS on 21st Dec for her board on
> the website (not all changes are listed !), so *may* be worthwhile
> updating :-
> http://support.asus.com/download/dow...Language=en-us . Also
> check "Utilities" ?
>
> Has any undue pressure been placed on the mobo at anytime, e.g. with the
> addition of new kit ? (I did this many years ago thinking it was OK, until
> it was pointed out that it breaks solder tracks when the board bends, and
> leads to fiendishly annoying, intermittent faults, such as hanging at odd
> times).
>
> If the fault only occurs in the workplace, could it be 1) the monitor
> (drivers up to date ?) 2) the workplace network cable connection 3) Any
> other kit / *physical interface* / software levels for anything attached
> to it only at work?
>
> I can only suggest that the workplace environment is the problem, as there
> seem to be none when the system is isolated.
>
> Can't think of anything else.
>
> S.
>

Thanks for your reply.
The problem is no longer site specific. I have duplicated the problem at my
place. As noted in a previous message in this thread I am leaning toward the
SATA data cables as the source of the problem.

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> Thanks for your reply.
> The problem is no longer site specific. I have duplicated the problem at
> my place. As noted in a previous message in this thread I am leaning
> toward the SATA data cables as the source of the problem.
>
> Steve


That is one reason I spent the extra $10 for WD SureConnect SATA cables
(only work on WD drives). I have heard many horror stories about loose SATA
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>> Thanks for your reply.
>> The problem is no longer site specific. I have duplicated the problem at
>> my place. As noted in a previous message in this thread I am leaning
>> toward the SATA data cables as the source of the problem.
>>
>> Steve

>
> That is one reason I spent the extra $10 for WD SureConnect SATA cables
> (only work on WD drives). I have heard many horror stories about loose
> SATA cables.


Turns out that it was a BIOS issue. The board shipped with 1006. I have now
flashed it to 1008 and the problem seems to be gone. Flashing a system that
is known to lockup is not my idea of a good time. My theory is that, on a
ramdom basis, the BIOS was enumerating the hardware differently when
starting up. Perhaps that is one of the reasons that Asus no longer has the
1006 BIOS on its website. At least I didn't see it. I certainly agree with
you about the SATA cables. The spec should have mandated a much more secure
mechanical connection.

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> "Mark A" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> "Steve Brazelton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>> Thanks for your reply.
>>> The problem is no longer site specific. I have duplicated the problem at
>>> my place. As noted in a previous message in this thread I am leaning
>>> toward the SATA data cables as the source of the problem.
>>>
>>> Steve

>>
>> That is one reason I spent the extra $10 for WD SureConnect SATA cables
>> (only work on WD drives). I have heard many horror stories about loose
>> SATA cables.

>
> Turns out that it was a BIOS issue. The board shipped with 1006. I have
> now flashed it to 1008 and the problem seems to be gone. Flashing a system
> that is known to lockup is not my idea of a good time. My theory is that,
> on a ramdom basis, the BIOS was enumerating the hardware differently when
> starting up. Perhaps that is one of the reasons that Asus no longer has
> the 1006 BIOS on its website. At least I didn't see it. I certainly agree
> with you about the SATA cables. The spec should have mandated a much more
> secure mechanical connection.
>
> Steve
>

My bad. The 1006 BIOS is still on the Asus website.

Steve


 
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